Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about strike one!
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, B, L, L, P, S
- Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Strike one!" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ARCADE
BALLS
LANES
LOUNGE
PINS
SCOREBOARD
All Valid Solutions (1398 words):
ABED
ABLE
ABLED
ABLES
ABLING
ABLINGS
ABORD
ABORDING
ABORE
ABORNE
ABOS
ABRI
ABRIDGE
ABRIDGES
ABRIN
ABRINS
ABRIS
ABSORB
ABSORBED
ABSORBER
ACAI
ACED
ACEDIA
ACRAWL
ADAW
AEDILE
AEDILES
AERIAL
AERO
AEROS
AGEE
AGEN
AGENE
AGENES
AGES
AGLEE
AGLEY
AIDE
AIDER
AIDING
AILED
AILS
AINE
AINGA
AINGAS
AINS
AIRBORNE
AIRED
AIRER
AIRN
AIRNED
AIRNS
ALAE
ALAR
ALBE
ALBEE
ALDEA
ALEC
ALEE
ALES
ALGA
ALGAE
ALGAL
ALGAS
ALGESES
ALIEN
ALIENS
ALINE
ALINED
ALINER
ALLEE
ALLEES
ALLEL
ALLEY
ALLEYS
ALLS
ALLY
ALLYL
ALNAGE
ALNAGES
ALOW
ALPINE
ALPS
ANDRO
ANDROS
ANELE
ANELES
ANES
ANGEL
ANGELS
ANGLE
ANGLED
ANGLES
ANIL
ANILE
ANLAGE
ANLAGEN
ANLAGES
ANLAS
ANLASES
APAGE
APAID
APIAN
APNEA
APNEAL
APNEAS
APSIDAL
ARALIA
ARBOR
ARBOREAL
ARBOREALLY
ARBORED
ARCADE
ARCADIA
ARCADING
ARCADINGS
ARCED
ARDEB
AREA
AREAD
AREADING
AREAL
AREALLY
AREAS
ARED
AREDING
ARIA
ARID
ARIDER
ARIL
ARILED
ARLING
ARNA
ARNAS
ASIDE
ASPIDIA
ASPINE
ASPIRE
ASPIRED
ASPIRER
AWARD
AWARDER
AWARDING
AWARE
AWARER
AWARN
AWOL
BABE
BABOO
BABOOL
BABOOS
BADE
BADINAGE
BADINAGES
BAEL
BAIL
BAILABLE
BAILED
BAIRN
BALADIN
BALD
BALDING
BALE
BALED
BALEEN
BALEENS
BALES
BALING
BALL
BALLED
BALLING
BALLINGS
BALLS
BALOO
BALOOS
BALS
BALSA
BARB
BARBE
BARBED
BARBER
BARD
BARDE
BARDIE
BARDIER
BARDING
BARE
BARED
BARER
BARILLA
BARING
BARLOW
BARN
BAWL
BAWLING
BAWLINGS
BEAD
BEADING
BEADINGS
BEAGLE
BEAGLED
BEAGLES
BEAN
BEDIDE
BEDRAIL
BEDRAL
BEDRID
BEELINE
BEELINED
BEEN
BEES
BEGAD
BEGALL
BEGALLS
BEGAN
BEGLAD
BEGS
BEGUN
BEIN
BELGA
BELGAS
BELL
BELLE
BELLED
BELLING
BELLINGS
BELS
BENE
BENES
BENI
BENIS
BENS
BERLIN
BEROB
BEROBS
BESANG
BESES
BLAD
BLADE
BLADING
BLADINGS
BLAE
BLEAR
BLED
BLEE
BLEES
BLIN
BLIND
BLINDAGE
BLINDAGES
BLINDER
BLING
BLINGS
BOAB
BOABS
BOAR
BOARD
BOARDER
BOARDING
BOARDINGS
BOBA
BOBOL
BOBS
BOLA
BOLAR
BOLD
BOLIDE
BOOB
BOOBED
BOOBS
BOOED
BOOL
BOOLING
BOOR
BOORD
BOORDE
BOOS
BORA
BORAL
BORD
BORDE
BORDER
BORE
BOREAL
BOREALIS
BOREAS
BOREASES
BORED
BORER
BORIDE
BORING
BORINGS
BORN
BORNA
BORNE
BOWL
BOWLING
BOWLINGS
BRAID
BRAIDE
BRAIDER
BRAIL
BRAILED
BRAILLE
BRAILLES
BRAIN
BRAW
BRAWL
BRAWLING
BRAWLINGS
BREAD
BREADING
BRED
BREDING
BREI
BREID
BREIS
BREN
BRENS
BRER
BRIAR
BRIDAL
BRIDALLY
BRIDALS
BRIDE
BRIDGE
BRIDGES
BRIDIE
BRIDING
BRIDLE
BRIE
BRIER
BRILL
BRILLS
BRIN
BRINDLE
BRINE
BRINED
BRINER
BRING
BRINGS
BRINS
BRIS
BROO
BROOL
BROOS
BROS
CAAED
CAAING
CADE
CADELLE
CADELLES
CADI
CAID
CAILLE
CAILLES
CAIN
CAIRD
CAIRN
CALID
CALO
CEDAR
CEDI
CEDILLA
CEDING
CELL
CELLA
CELLS
COAL
COALA
COALING
COARB
COBRA
COBS
COED
COOED
COOER
COOL
COOLING
COORDINAL
COORIE
COORIED
COOS
CORAL
CORBE
CORBEIL
CORBEILLE
CORBEILLES
CORBEILS
CORD
CORDAGE
CORDAGES
CORDER
CORDIAL
CORDIALLY
CORDIALS
CORDINER
CORDING
CORDINGS
CORE
CORED
CORER
CORIA
CORIANDER
CORING
CORN
CORNAGE
CORNAGES
CORNEA
CORNEAL
CORNEAS
CORNED
CORNER
CORNERING
CORNI
CORNIER
CORNS
CRAAL
CRAALING
CRADLE
CRADLING
CRADLINGS
CRAW
CRAWL
CRAWLING
CRAWLINGS
DACE
DAGS
DAINE
DAIS
DALE
DALES
DALI
DALIS
DALLE
DALLES
DALLY
DALS
DANDIACAL
DANDLE
DANG
DANGLE
DANGLED
DANGLES
DANGLIER
DANGS
DAPS
DEAIR
DEAIRED
DEAL
DEALING
DEALINGS
DEALS
DEAN
DEAR
DEAW
DEBAR
DEBRIDE
DEBRIS
DECAL
DECALING
DEIL
DEILS
DELI
DELL
DELLS
DENI
DENIAL
DENIALS
DENIS
DENS
DERAIL
DERAILED
DERIDE
DERING
DERN
DERNS
DERO
DEROS
DIAL
DIALLEL
DIALS
DIDIE
DIEB
DILL
DILLS
DILLY
DINDLE
DINE
DINER
DINERO
DINEROS
DING
DINGE
DINGES
DINGESES
DINGLE
DINGLES
DINGS
DINS
DIPS
DIRE
DIRER
DIRL
DIRNDL
DISA
DISPLE
DISPLES
DRAB
DRABS
DRAIL
DRAILED
DRAIN
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGES
DRAW
DRAWL
DRAWLING
DRILL
DRILLS
DROOB
DROOBS
DROOL
DROOLING
EAGLE
EAGLED
EAGLES
EALE
EALES
EANS
EASE
EASEL
EASELS
EASES
EASIED
EASIER
EASLE
EASLES
EBRILLADE
ECAD
EDGE
EDGES
EDILE
EDILES
EELIER
EELS
EELY
EGAD
EGAL
EGALLY
ELAIN
ELAINS
ELAN
ELAND
ELANS
ELAPID
ELAPINE
ELDIN
ELDING
ELDINGS
ELIAD
ELIDE
ELIDING
ELLS
ELSE
ENES
ENOL
ENSILAGE
ENSILAGES
ENSILE
ENSILES
ERING
ERNS
EROS
ESES
ESNE
ESNES
EYNE
GADE
GADI
GADID
GADIS
GAED
GAEN
GAID
GAIN
GAINED
GAINER
GAINS
GAIR
GALE
GALES
GALL
GALLEY
GALLEYS
GALLS
GALLY
GALS
GANDER
GAPIER
GAPS
GASELIER
GASES
GEES
GEESE
GELABLE
GELADA
GELLED
GELLING
GELS
GENE
GENES
GENS
GENU
GLAD
GLADE
GLADIER
GLAIR
GLAIRE
GLAIRED
GLAND
GLEBA
GLEBAE
GLED
GLEE
GLEES
GLEG
GLEN
GLENS
GLEY
GLEYS
GLIA
GLIADIN
GLIAL
GLIAS
GLID
GLIDE
GLIDER
GUES
GULE
GULES
GULY
GUNS
GUNSEL
GUNSELS
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALLY
IDEALS
IDEAS
IDLE
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEAL
ILLEGAL
ILLEGALLY
ILLEGALS
ILLS
ILLY
INDIE
INGENU
INGLE
INGLES
INRO
INSANE
INSANELY
INSPAN
INSPANS
IRED
ISNA
ISNAE
LABDA
LABDAS
LABEL
LABELS
LABOR
LABORED
LABORER
LABORING
LABRID
LABS
LACE
LACED
LADE
LADEN
LADENS
LADER
LADING
LADINGS
LADLE
LADLING
LAER
LAERING
LAGS
LAID
LAIDING
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRD
LAIRED
LAND
LANDE
LANDER
LANDRAIL
LANE
LANELY
LANES
LANG
LANIARD
LAPIN
LAPINS
LAPIS
LAPS
LARD
LARDER
LARDIER
LARDING
LARE
LARI
LARN
LASE
LASES
LEAD
LEADING
LEADINGS
LEAL
LEAN
LEANLY
LEANS
LEAP
LEAPS
LEAR
LEAS
LEES
LEESE
LEGAL
LEGALESE
LEGALLY
LEGALS
LEGLAN
LEGLEN
LEGLENS
LEGLIN
LEGLINS
LEGS
LENES
LENG
LENO
LENS
LENSE
LENSES
LESES
LEYS
LIANG
LIANGS
LIAR
LIARD
LIAS
LIASES
LIDAR
LIED
LIEN
LIENS
LIER
LILAC
LILL
LILLS
LILO
LINAGE
LINAGES
LIND
LINDEN
LINDENS
LINE
LINEAGE
LINEAGES
LINED
LINER
LINERBOARD
LING
LINGA
LINGAS
LINGEL
LINGELS
LINGLE
LINGLES
LINGS
LINS
LIPA
LIPASE
LIPASES
LIPS
LIRA
LIRE
LISP
LOBAR
LOBO
LOBOS
LOBS
LONE
LONELIER
LONELY
LONG
LONGE
LONGES
LOOR
LOORD
LOOS
LOUN
LOUNGE
LOUNGES
LOUNS
LUES
LUGE
LUGES
LUNE
LUNES
LUNG
LUNGE
LUNGEE
LUNGEES
LUNGES
LUNY
LYES
LYNE
LYNES
LYSE
LYSES
NADIR
NADIRAL
NAGS
NAIL
NAILS
NAIN
NAPA
NAPAS
NAPS
NASIAL
NEAL
NEALS
NEAP
NEAPS
NEBRIS
NEELE
NEELES
NEESE
NEGS
NELIS
NELLIE
NELLY
NERAL
NERD
NIDAL
NIDE
NIDERING
NIDERINGS
NIDERLING
NIDERLINGS
NIDI
NIDING
NIDINGS
NIED
NILGAI
NILGAIS
NILL
NILLS
NILS
NIP
NIPA
NIPAS
NIPS
NIRL
NOLE
NOLES
NOUL
NOULE
NOULES
NYES
OARED
OARING
OBOE
OBOL
OBOLI
OBOS
OEDIPAL
OEDIPALLY
OLES
OLID
ONELY
ONES
ONLY
OORALI
OORIAL
OORIALS
OORIE
OORIER
ORAL
ORBED
ORDAIN
ORDAINER
ORDAINS
ORDEAL
ORDEALS
ORDER
ORDINAIRE
ORDINAL
ORDINALLY
ORDINALS
OREAD
ORNIS
OWLING
PADI
PADIS
PADRE
PADRI
PAELLA
PAELLAS
PAGE
PAGES
PAGLE
PAGLES
PAID
PAIL
PAILS
PAIN
PAINED
PAINS
PAIR
PAIRE
PAIRED
PAIRER
PAIS
PAISA
PAISAN
PAISANS
PALE
PALELY
PALES
PALIER
PALL
PALLS
PALLY
PALS
PAND
PANDA
PANDAR
PANDER
PANE
PANEL
PANELS
PANES
PANG
PANGEN
PANGENE
PANGENES
PANGENS
PANGS
PANS
PANSIED
PANSY
PASE
PASELA
PASES
PIAL
PIAN
PIAS
PIEBALD
PIED
PIER
PIERID
PILA
PILE
PILES
PILL
PILLS
PINE
PINEAL
PINEALS
PINED
PINS
PIRN
PIRNS
PLAGE
PLAGES
PLAID
PLAIDING
PLAIDINGS
PLAIN
PLAINED
PLAINER
PLAINS
PLAN
PLEA
PLEAS
PLENA
PLIE
PLIED
PLIER
RACA
RACE
RACED
RADE
RADIAL
RAIA
RAID
RAIDER
RAIL
RAILE
RAILED
RAIN
RAIRD
READ
READING
READINGS
REAL
REALES
REALLY
REALS
REAN
REAP
REAPS
REBAR
REBOARD
REBOARDING
REBORING
REBORN
REDAN
REDIA
REDIAE
REDIAL
REDIALS
REDIAS
REDID
REDING
REDIP
REDIPS
REDRAW
REDRILL
REDRILLS
REIN
REINS
REIS
RENS
RERAIL
RERAILED
RIAL
RIALS
RIAS
RIDABLE
RIDE
RIDEABLE
RIDER
RIDGE
RIDGEL
RIDGELS
RIDGES
RIDING
RIDINGS
RILE
RILED
RILES
RILEY
RILL
RILLE
RILLES
RILLS
RIND
RINDIER
RINE
RING
RINGS
RINS
RIPS
RISP
ROBALO
ROBE
ROBED
ROBS
ROCS
ROED
ROOS
ROSCOE
SADE
SADI
SADIS
SAGE
SAGENE
SAGENES
SAID
SAIL
SAIN
SAINE
SAINED
SAINS
SAIR
SAIRED
SAIRER
SAIS
SALE
SALES
SALINE
SALL
SALLE
SALLEE
SALLES
SALLY
SALP
SALPA
SALPAE
SALPAS
SALPID
SALPS
SAND
SANDABLE
SANDAL
SANDARAC
SANDBAR
SANDER
SANDIER
SANE
SANELY
SANES
SANG
SANGLIER
SANIDINE
SANPAN
SANS
SAPAN
SAPANS
SAPID
SAPIENS
SAPS
SCORE
SCOREBOARD
SCORED
SCORER
SCORIA
SCORIAC
SCORIAE
SCORING
SCORINGS
SCORN
SCORNED
SCORNER
SCORNS
SEAL
SEAN
SEANS
SEAS
SEASIDE
SEEL
SEELIE
SEELIER
SEELS
SEELY
SEEN
SEES
SEGNI
SEGNO
SELE
SELES
SELL
SELLA
SELLAE
SELLAS
SELLE
SELLES
SELLING
SELLS
SELS
SELSYN
SENA
SENAS
SENE
SENEGA
SENEGAS
SENS
SENSA
SENSE
SENSI
SENSILE
SESE
SEYS
SIAL
SIALS
SIDA
SIDAS
SIDE
SIDEBAR
SIDER
SIDERAL
SIDING
SIDINGS
SIEN
SILAGE
SILAGES
SILE
SILEN
SILENE
SILENES
SILENS
SILES
SILL
SILLS
SILLY
SINE
SINED
SIRE
SIRED
SIREN
SIROC
SIROCS
SLAB
SLADE
SLAE
SLAG
SLAID
SLAIN
SLANDER
SLANG
SLAP
SLAPS
SLEE
SLEY
SLEYS
SLID
SLIDE
SLIDER
SLIDING
SLIER
SLIP
SLIPS
SNAP
SNAPS
SNEAD
SNEAP
SNEAPS
SNEB
SNED
SNEE
SNEES
SNELL
SNELLED
SNELLING
SNELLS
SNELLY
SNIDE
SNIDER
SNIDING
SNIP
SNUG
SNYE
SNYES
SOAR
SOARE
SOARED
SOARER
SOARING
SOARINGS
SOBA
SOBER
SOBERING
SOOL
SOOLING
SORA
SORAL
SORB
SORBED
SORBO
SORD
SORDA
SORDID
SORDINE
SORE
SORED
SOREDIA
SOREDIAL
SORER
SORI
SORING
SORINGS
SORN
SPADE
SPADER
SPADILLE
SPADILLES
SPADING
SPAE
SPAED
SPAER
SPAES
SPAG
SPAGS
SPAIL
SPAILS
SPAIN
SPAINED
SPALE
SPALES
SPALL
SPALLE
SPALLES
SPALLS
SPAN
SPANDRIL
SPANE
SPANES
SPANG
SPANGLE
SPANGLED
SPANGLES
SPANGLIER
SPANGS
SPANS
SPAS
SPIAL
SPIALS
SPIDE
SPIDER
SPIE
SPIED
SPIER
SPIERING
SPILE
SPILES
SPILL
SPILLS
SPIN
SPINE
SPINED
SPIRE
SPIREA
SPIREAS
SPIRED
SPLEEN
SPLEENS
SPLEENY
SPLINE
SPLINED
SYEN
SYENS
SYES
SYNE
SYNES
ULES
UNGLAD
UNSAID
UNSAINED
UNSEEL
UNSEELIE
UNSEELS
UNSELL
UNSELLING
UNSELLS
UNSLAIN
WAAC
WABS
WADABLE
WADE
WADEABLE
WADI
WADING
WADINGS
WAID
WAIDE
WAIL
WAILED
WAIN
WAINAGE
WAINAGES
WAIR
WAIRED
WALD
WALI
WALING
WARB
WARD
WARDEN
WARDENS
WARDER
WARDIAN
WARDING
WARDINGS
WARE
WARED
WARING
WARLING
WARLINGS
WARN
WOALD
WOLD
WOORALI
WOOS
YELL
YELLS
YELP
YELPS
YENS
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 16, 2026
- Theme: "Bon appétit!"
- Spangram: FRENCHBAKERY
Theme words:
CROISSANT
ECLAIR
MACARON
MERINGUE
MOUSSE
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